Aisle be Back: Storm Week, NZR+, the Ranfurly Shield and the Rugby World Cup

by clubrugby - August 25, 2023

By Kevin McCarthy I learned something new this week, which for an old person , apparently is a good thing in staving off imminent dementia. This is the phrase, Storm Week, which honestly I had never heard before. This is when scheduling means you end up – in the NPC in

How to bet on rugby in New Zealand: Your ultimate guide

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by admin - August 25, 2023August 27, 2023

Few sports captivate a nation in the same way New Zealanders love their rugby. For those who might not be privy as to why, the small island nation is one of the global titans of the sport, regularly holding their own against countries with much bigger populations such as the

[Polls] Surveying the audience for future direction of Club Rugby

by clubrugby - August 24, 2023August 24, 2023

Club Rugby hopes to return in 2024 – which would be our 20th season covering rugby from the ground up in Wellington and the lower North Island. There is still a few weeks of rugby to come in 2023, plus some sevens tournaments, before the off-season descends. Some content re-evaluation for next

Ranfurly Shield Match Savers: Wellington v Tasman 2008

by clubrugby - August 23, 2023

The Match: Wellington Lions v Tasman Mako, 27 September 2008, Wellington Stadium Referee: Matt Stanish Conditions: Showery with heavy rain late in the match Crowd: 15,000. The Result: Wellington Lions 26 (Hosea Gear, Jeremy Thrush, Thomas Waldrom tries; Daniel Kirkpatrick pen; Weepu 2 pen, con) Tasman 20 (Kahn Fotuali’i, James Marshall tries; Miah Nikora

Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 056: Alf and Jack Griffiths

by clubrugby - August 22, 2023

An influential and popular Poneke and Wellington father and son pair who were prominent over the first four decades of the 20th century, with father Alf becoming an All Black selector and son Jack an All Black captain. Father Alf Griffiths was born in Whanganui in 1880 and moved to Wellington